Do you have an OLPC XO-1?

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Sugar 0.84 has a number of improvements above and beyond 0.82. And we have a version working on the OLPC XO-1, but because of the changes in process at OLPC (see olpc:Future releases), there is a new short-term strategy for updates. Until OLPC issues its next official release, we are recommending that XO-1 users who would like to try 0.84 use Sugar on a Stick. The XO-1 can be booted from an external USB or SD card storage device, Option 1 below.

There are four main options for OLPC XO users:

Run v0.84 Sugar on a Stick from a USB flash drive or SD card

Install v0.84 Sugar on a Stick-XO on the XO-1's internal NAND flash memory

Convert a v0.84 Sugar on a Stick .iso image to one suitable to install on the XO-1's internal NAND flash memory

Use olpc-update to update to the latest software release from OLPC (which is currently 8.2.0 incorporating Sugar v0.82).

The livecd-iso-to-disk.sh script needs to be a current version with XO support (not what you get by default in Fedora 10, though Fedora 11's should be fine). You can find an up-to date version in the SoaS disk image /LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh .

Notes on running Sugar on a Stick on XO-1

You must hold down the XO-1's ✓ ("check") gamepad key during boot, otherwise boot will hang at the gray "XO" logo. You should see dots appear under the USB flash drive icon indicating the XO is booting from that drive.

SoaS images are based on Fedora "Rawhide" spins; olpc:Rawhide-XO describes many of the known issues running these on an XO-1.

Also make sure you got a dev-key before booting with the SoaS using the check button. (It takes 24 hours to get a developer key, so please plan accordingly.)